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Packerscentury.Com 61 1979 packerscentury.com 1979 ___________________ Record: 5-11-0 (4th Place) Coach: Bart Starr • Defensive Coordinator Dave Hanner, who had been with the Packers since 1952, was fired after the season. Green Bay had the worst run defense in the league, and they gave up more than 150 yards rushing in 14 games. Nine-year veteran tight end Rich McGeorge was also let go. • As another disappointing season unfolded, Bart Starr found himself on the hot seat. This would be Green Bay’s fourth losing season in five years. Starr also had a few flare-ups with players and the media. • The first Monday Night Football game was played at Lambeau Field. • On both sides of the ball the Packers did not perform as well as 1978. Injuries took their toll as Eddie Lee Ivery suffered a season-ending knee injury at Soldier Field in the opener. Injuries also ended the seasons of Barty Smith, Steve Atkins and Mike Hunt. PACKERS 3 CHICAGO 9.2.1979 BEARS 6 A warm day greeted the fans and the players as renovated Soldier Field opened. The Bears celebrated by unleashing their defense on Green Bay quarterback David Whitehurst. They got to Whitehurst for six sacks, and they held the Packers to 149 total yards. Walter Payton ran for 125 yards, but Bob Thomas’ two field goals gave Chicago a 6-0 lead. In the third quarter, Chester Marcol’s field goal cut it to 6-3. Later in the quarter, Marcol’s second field goal attempt was blocked by Virgil Livers. It was a less than positive opener for Green Bay. “There was no rhythm to the passing game. There was an epidemic of holding and illegal motion penalties. There was no continuity to the running game.” Eddie Lee Ivery’s season-ending knee injury on his third carry just added to the misery. Green Bay 0 0 3 0 3 Chicago 0 6 0 0 6 Attendance: 56,515 GB had 9 first downs. “Allouez Supervisor Alvin Jenkel and the Green Bay Packers had something in common this week – they both lost in the name of football. The Packers lost to the Bears Sunday, while Jenkel lost to his colleagues on the board Tuesday night. Two proposals made by Jenkel were defeated. He first proposed that the board change its meeting from Monday to Tuesday during the months of September, October, and November – to avoid a conflict with Monday Night Football games on television. The motion was defeated 3-2. Jenkins then proposed that the meetings at least be started earlier – at 7 p.m. instead of 8 p.m. when the game begins. That motion was also defeated 3-2.”1 1 Green Bay Press-Gazette, 9/5/79, p. 4 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 28 9.9.1979 PACKERS 19 Storming back! In the first half, it was last week all over again. New Orleans led 12-0 on two field goals and Archie Manning’s touchdown pass to Henry Childs. As the Packers left the field at halftime, they heard the boos. Green Bay charged out the locker room and scored 21 unanswered points. It began with a successful onside kick that led to Barty Smith’s touchdown run. Three minutes later, they took the lead on a quick drive that featured a 52-yard pass play from David Whitehurst to James Lofton. An interception by linebacker Mike Douglass led to another touchdown and a 21-12 lead at the start of the final quarter. New Orleans regrouped with a 76-yard touchdown drive to make it a two-point game 21-19. But a 60-yard run by Steve Atkins put the ball at the Saints three-yard line! Eric Torkelson closed out the scoring with 8:57 left. New Orleans 3 9 0 7 19 Green Bay 0 0 21 7 28 Attendance: 53,184 Milwaukee County Stadium After the preseason was marred by more rowdy behavior, increased security was hired for home games. “We received many letters and phone calls from them (fans) concerning the unsportsmanlike language and drinking. Some fans were saying they wouldn’t attend the game anymore if it continued, People are getting fed up with the rowdyism. We feel people pay good money to be entertained, and we want to assure them that there will be some order.”1 1 Green Bay Press-Gazette, 9/12, Wheatley, p. 1 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 21 9.16.1979 PACKERS 10 Injuries continued to mount, and 11 Packers players either left this game injured or were visibly slowed from the battle. The Buccaneers beat the Packers for the first time in its four- year history. The backfield of Ricky Bell and Jerry Eckwood pounded Green Bay for 235 yards and two touchdowns. Tampa’s defense sacked David Whitehurst three times, and they forced three turnovers. After Green Bay took a 3-0 lead, Terdell Middleton’s fumble led to Jerry Eckwood’s 40-yard sprint to the end zone. It gave Tampa a 7-3 halftime lead. The Bucs took control in the second half with two touchdowns by Ricky Bell. James Lofton’s touchdown catch for Green Bay with eight minutes left finished the scoring. Tampa Bay 0 7 14 0 21 Green Bay 3 0 0 7 10 Attendance: 55,498 PACKERS 21 MINNESOTA 9.23.1979 VIKINGS 27 (OT) Viking quarterback Tommy Kramer and wide receiver Ahmad Rashard hooked up twice for touchdowns. The first started the scoring, and the second won it in overtime. For Green Bay, touchdowns by James Lofton and Barty Smith gave them a 14-7 edge at halftime. In the second half, Minnesota tied it on a Robert Miller touchdown run. The Packers took back the lead on Terdell Middleton’s touchdown. Midway through the fourth quarter, after Barty Smith’s fumble, the Vikings capitalized with a touchdown for a 21-21 game. As the clock wound down, Green Bay’s final series began at their 25 with 1:41 left. Rather than aggressively trying to move downfield for a winning field goal, the Packers called three straight running plays to run out the clock. The overtime lasted 3: 18. Ahmad Rashard caught a 50-yard touchdown pass from Tommy Kramer for the winner. After the game, an angry Lofton threw his helmet and had words with Starr. He questioned publically the conservative playing calling at the end of regulation. Green Bay 0 14 7 0 0 21 Minnesota 7 0 7 7 6 27 Attendance: 46,524 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 14 10.1.1979 PACKERS 27 Monday Night Football visits Lambeau Field for the first time! It was an exciting night as Green Bay defeated a contending team and the defending AFC East champions. New England outgained Green Bay 401-317, but five interceptions of quarterback Steve Grogan fueled the upset. Green Bay’s blitz surprised the Patriots, and it rattled Grogan. The Packers capitalized on the interceptions by Johnnie Gray, Steve Luke, and Mike McCoy for 21 points! Barty Smith, Terdell Middleton and David Whitehurst scored the touchdowns. Unfortunately, this early win became the high point of a disappointing the season. New England 7 7 0 0 14 Green Bay 7 13 7 0 27 Attendance: 52,842 GB had 5 sacks. Russ Francis, Patriot Tight End: “We were out there on the grass field before the game and I made the comment that it was like going back 20 years in time. The whole town is behind the team and all that, and all the stuff about Lombardi. It was like playing against a legend. These are good people here in Green Bay. They didn’t get us down, but they really got the Packers up.”1 1 Green Bay Press-Gazette, 10/2/79, Walter, p. 23 PACKERS 7 ATLANTA 10.7.1979 FALCONS 25 Going nowhere The Packers were hammered by the Falcons. Atlanta grabbed a 15-0 lead, and they had a little help from Green Bay. A poor punt by David Beverly set up Steve Bartkowski’s touchdown pass for a 7-0 lead. An interception led to a field goal, and a safety topped it all off. The Falcons sacked David Whitehurst eight times, and the Packers turned the ball over three times. Chester Marcol missed three field goals, and he was brought down in the end zone by Mike Lewis for a safety. “It wasn’t Marcol’s day, nor any of the other Packers’. One was as bad as the next.”1 Green Bay 0 7 0 0 7 Atlanta 10 5 3 7 25 Attendance: 56,184 1 Green Bay Press-Gazette, 10/8, Christl, p. 17 DETROIT LIONS 16 10.14.1979 PACKERS 24 Turnovers continued to hurt as the Lions got out to a 9-0 lead following a Packer fumble and a pick-six of David Whitehurst. After Starr lambasted the team for falling behind, the Packers snapped back into shape in the final minutes of the first half to take a 10-9 lead. Quarterback David Whitehurst responded with a first-half touchdown run. He threw touchdowns in the second half to Paul Coffman and Walt Landers. Back-up running back Nate Simpson also pitched in with 121 yards. It was a mistake-filled game with 22 penalties totaling 154 yards. Regarding Starr’s frustration boiling over about the teams’ play, assistant coach Bill Curry said, “I have known Bart for 15 years. I have only seen him that mad three or four times.”2 Detroit 0 9 7 0 16 Green Bay 0 10 7 7 24 Attendance: 53,950 Milwaukee County Stadium 1 Green Bay Press-Gazette, 10/15/79, p.
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